Here and Now
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Stay up-to-date with the news between Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Here & Now combines the best in news journalism with intelligent, broad-ranging conversation to form a fast-paced program that updates the news from the morning and adds important conversations on public policy and foreign affairs, science and technology, and the arts: film, theater, music, food, and more.
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The Ferris wheel is just one of the many inventions that debuted when the World's Fair in Chicago opened on May 1, 1893. -
Meteor Crater is one of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet. For years, visitors have wanted access to the bottom. Now for the first time ever, the narrow trail that leads to the bottom of Meteor Crater is open for guided tours. -
Bonilla gets more money than some of baseball’s current stars will make in a year. -
A civics-minded family in Atlanta celebrates America's big birthday by running together.
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An ambitious program to start up new nuclear reactors is bearing fruit.
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President Trump's mandatory financial disclosure report shows that the Trump family pulled in at least $2.2 billion last year.
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The Supreme Court just ended a term with a flurry of big rulings.
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George Washington wrote his Farewell Address by candlelight in 1796. -
M. Gessen's columns for the New York Times about the rise of authoritarianism won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
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Black bear encounters are on the rise in Tennessee.
